Traffic Wardens to get headband cameras
My favourite new story from last nights news was the one about traffic wardens getting cameras mounted on their hats to record their busy day. While protecting workers is fine, where is the cash to fund this coming from? ( are they going to have to go into overdrive writing tickets, making themselves even more unpopular!) Since wardens will only show the footage that backs up their arguement, will motorists all have to have a dashboard mounted camera to put their side of the story to appeals and court cases.
This scheme was piloted in Greater Manchester and could be expanded UK wide, with even Police getting in on the fun.
The thought of every civil servant in the UK beeming wireless pictures of you to headquarters is slightly disconcerting and raises the question of who will be watching the footage and Freedom Of Information issues. I don’t think the governmen has thought this through do you?
Soon we will all leave the house with a camera in case anything happens….